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Colin Stewart
Fairfax India Holdings Corp
FIH.U-T
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Jul 11, 2025
$18.900
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He's heding his currency, because he expects the Canadian dollar will go down, so he wants cash flow outside the country to hedge this cash flow. He also wants to get rid of some of North American financials. Only 5% of home owners in India have insurance, so there's massive growth. He has faith in Prem Watsa. (Analysts’ price target is $16.75)
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BUY
vs. Berkshire Hathaway He prefers Fairfax, run by the Canadian Warren Buffet. He really likes their India fund, FIH-T. Berkshire is not a bad choice and should do well if there's market stimulus, but look at Asia for market growth. Only 5% of Indian homes have home insurance, so there's massive room for growth here. If there's a currency shift, then the Asian exposure is a plus.
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India is one of those areas of the world where people talk of the long term story. They are relatively insulated from trade wars. He is caught on the long term India market. It is expensive. He owns SCIF-N.
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One of his highest-conviction investment ideas. Trades at a discount to NAV. A stock to buy for the next decade. India is the largest democracy on the planet, very young demographic, fast-growing economy. Lots of pro-growth and pro-business reforms happening.
Portfolio of $3.5B worth of different investments, both public and private. Crown jewel is 74% stake in Bangalor Airport, a high-quality global infrastructure asset; its eventual spinout could be a real catalyst for the share price. No dividend.